Best Places58040, ND Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 58040, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
58040 ranks 6,560th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 58040
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
58040's strengths and weaknesses
Where 58040 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Short commute11.5 minutes each way, better than 99% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than 90% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 86% of zip codes
Where 58040 ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 29% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 32% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than only 33% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 58040
A household needs to earn about $55,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 58040 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $75,610, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 58040's effective rate of 1.04%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 58040
58040's age mix sits close to the national median, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 58040.
Who works in 58040, and how
Work in 58040 centers on manufacturing and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 26%
Life in 58040
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 58040.
What the weather is like in 58040, month by month
58040 sees roughly 127 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 21, with lows near 5. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21° | 13° | 5° |
| April | 52° | 41° | 32° |
| July | 83° | 71° | 61° |
| October | 57° | 46° | 37° |
Flying in and out of 58040
The nearest airport, Hector International, is about 63 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain, about 235 miles away.
The best schools in and around 58040
Schools across 58040 average a C+, better than 51% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Oakes Elementary SchoolB · 45% proficient
- North Sargent Elementary SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Sargent Central Elementary SchoolD+ · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- North Sargent High SchoolB+ · 58% proficient
- Oakes High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Sargent Central High SchoolC · 34% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 58040 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
58040 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 58040 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 58040
Is 58040 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 58040 ranks 6,560th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, short commutes, and clean air, and lowest on tree cover and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 58040 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $203,880. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $75,610 median income, cost of living beats 65% of zip codes.
Is 58040 safe?
Yes, 58040 is safer than 74% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $303 per resident a year.
Compare 58040 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 58040. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 58040 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
58040 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 58040: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 58040: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 58040: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 58040: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
58040 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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